Bulgarian Mines Contract Risk Engineering for Energy Efficiency

Bulgarian company Risk Engineering AD has been contracted to boost the energy efficiency of the heavy mining equipment at the Mini Maritsa Iztok EAD (Maritsa Iztok Mines). Photo by BGNES

Bulgarian company Risk Engineering AD has been contracted to boost the energy efficiency of the heavy mining equipment at the state-owned Mini Maritsa Iztok EAD (Maritsa East Mines).

The work of the contractor is financed with EUR 4.565 M under the EU program for the decommissioning of the old reactors of the Kozloduy NPP, according to a media statement of the coal mining company.

Risk Engineering AD has been assigned the construction (design, delivery, installation, testing and commissioning) of on-line load control of the operation of the belt conveyors and excavators and the rehabilitation (design, delivery, installation, testing and commissioning) of the power supply system to enable energy management of equipment through remote reading and power quality analysis.

The project is to be wrapped up in 104 weeks, or two years. The contract with Risk Engineering AD has already been signed.

The company was selected via a tender held in line with the rules of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

This is the second of three projects for energy efficiency rehabilitation of the Maritsa Iztok Mines financed under the Kozloduy International Decommissioning Support Fund (KIDSF) with a total of EUR 21.5 M.

The grant provided to the Maritsa Iztok Mines by the KIDSF amounts to 70% of the total cost, while the remainder is co-financing.

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